pterygomandibular raphe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fibrous seam that descends from the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate to the mylohyoid line of the mandible and that separates and gives rise to the superior pharyngeal constrictor and the buccinator.

Word forms

pterygomandibular raphe pterygomandibular raphae
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